Category Archives: Corruption

The children of working stiffs learned a brutal lesson this week as federal prosecutors criminally charged rich people with buying admission to elite universities for their less-than-stellar children. The lesson is that no matter how hard you work, no matter how smart or talented ... Read more

There is little that’s shocking in the latest New York Times expose, which revealed Donald Trump and his family were handed hundred million dollar inheritances as they schemed to avoid taxes. Despite Trump’s boast to being a self-made billionaire, he was “born on third base,” inheriting a real estate ... Read more

In this era of “post-truth” – and even much earlier – it has become more evident than ever that one thing is to preach transparency, rights, fairness, the rule of law, etc., and quite a different thing is to apply these principles to oneself. See what’s on. A new study ... Read more

The Trump administration’s plans to rebuild infrastructure in the United States have been leaked, and it appears to be as bad as feared. At least three-quarters of intended funding will go toward corporate subsidies, not actual projects. It is possible that no funding will go ... Read more

During this time the anti-corruption movement in Indonesia and the world adheres to the rationalist approach. Supporters of this approach believe that the existence of democracy, organizational culture and good governance developed in Western countries can suppress corruption. This approach also ... Read more

Above Photo: Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are both former Goldman Sachs employees. A new report documents all the ways former Goldman Sachs employees are using their high-level government jobs to push an agenda that would ... Read more

Above photo: National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (R) take questions about tax cuts and reform during a briefing at the White House on April 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Gary Cohn Is Giving Goldman Sachs Everything It Ever Wanted From the Trump Administration. Steve ... Read more